The Open 2018: final round – live!

Stop press: Vettel says it was a small error and so he won’t struggle to sleep tonight, but it was a positive weekend and he didn’t need the rain. He apologises to the team who he says made the right calls - I wonder if he means that - and is still confident himself and his car.

“Has there ever been a driver who has made adversity work so well for him, as Lewis Hamilton?” emails Peter Groves. “He even seems to have derived energy from the hate he complained about yesterday. Superb.”

Hatred - and anger, probably partly at himself. He imposed himself from the start here, and the little bit of jockeying with Bottas was great. Slam!

Hamilton says he believed he could win, and though it was unlikely, you’ve always got to believe. He said a really long prayer before the start, “kept pushing, kept believing and it happened ... I achieved my dream today ... thanks to God.”

That was phenomenal - and might it also be pivotal? If Vettel had won today, it would’ve seemed a long way back for Hamilton, but suddenly he’s achieved the impossible, he on a buzz, and will believe in himself and his team like never before.

Lap 60/67: well who expected this?! Maybe not even Lewis Hamilton! Bottas has been told to hold his position now - with an apology, which I’m sure made him feel so much better - so as long as Hamilton stays on the track, he’s going back on top of the drivers’ championship!

Lap 53/67: So Raikkonen leads ... but pits, and now Hamilton leads! Oh I say! Raikkonen comes out behind Bottas, and Hamilton is literally going to win isn’t he! I cannot believe what I’m typing here! This is incredible, ridiculous, and every other such word! Mercedes have got their strategy absolutely bob-on here, even if they did need a serious error to bring it home.

Lap 49/67: My guess is that Vettel will be able to hang on, but Mercedes seem to have read the conditions better, saving their pit til the last possible moment and giving Hamilton the best chance of moving the furthest through the field.